WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Houses in the Indus cities. Wealthy Indus Valley families lived in comfortable houses built around courtyards. Stairs led to a flat roof where there was extra space to work and relax. Although there was not much furniture, the homes had wells for water and bathrooms with pipes that carried waste into the main drains.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most important aspect of this infrastructure was that it was made up of burnt bricks, those which are used in modern day constructions. The mud was shaped into bricks by the use of wooden moulds and then baked in Kiln using fire.

Detailed explanation-3: -The domestic architecture of the Harappan household was seen through the residential buildings in the Mohenjodaro. These buildings had a courtyard in the centre, used for activities like cooking and weaving especially in the dry weather.

Detailed explanation-4: -"The building material for the villages and cities of the IVC [Indus Valley Civilization] was predominantly mud brick. Only in the Mature phase were baked bricks used in quantity, especially for walls and floors exposed to water (Possehl, 2002; Datta, 2001).